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20 The Clarington/Courtice Independent, Bowmanville, Saturday, November 16, 1996 BHS Sports Teams Looking Ahead to LOSSA Playoffs By Kelly Donohue The Bowmanville High School phys. ed. department has many extracurricular teams and activities on the go. This past week marked the end of boys' volleyball regular season play. The Senior Boys' team, coached by Mr. Richardson, played their last game Wednesday, Wednesday, November 6th. They have placed second in their pool and are now going on to the playoffs. The Junior Boys, coached by Mrs. Vanloon, also ended their season, placing second in their pool and qualifying qualifying for the semi-finals for LOSSA. The Midget Girls' basketball team, coached by Mr. Macmas- ter, wrapped up the season on Tuesday, November 5th, with a win over Dwyer. The girls won seven of their eight games to qualify for the playoffs. environment and make it a safe place for all those who attend or visit the school. The police will be involved in situations out of control. The committee's committee's long term goals are to promote diversity. The music department is making news. On Tuesday, November 5th, the Wind Ensemble Ensemble had a guest at their weekly rehearsal. Nick Gotham Gotham is a composer the ensemble ensemble hired to write a piece of music. The piece is being jointly jointly commissioned by four schools in Ontario. The project is being funded by the Ontario Arts Council and is sponsored by the Canadian Music Centre. Gotham will be returning to B.H.S. for other rehearsals with the band as part of the creative process. Some techniques techniques used in the rehearsal included included improvising solos and small groups. Improvising is a style often used in Gotham's pieces. The piece will be performed performed in the spring of '97. The Wind Ensemble has also been doing performances at elementary schools. On Friday, November 4th, the band visited Vincent Massey and Waverley Public School where they performed performed small concerts for the children and introduced them to the instruments. The children children were very excited and enthusiastic enthusiastic during the performances. performances. The band will also be visiting Ontario Street and Central Public School on November November 14th for these concerts. The music department also has some clinics coming up with Peter Smith, a saxophone player, and Dave Garson, a trumpet player. They will be sharing their expertise with students students in the music program. If you happened to be in the halls of the school around 4:30 p.m. on Monday, November 4th, you might have been in danger of being trampled. The Senior Band, led by Mrs. Hills, was practising for its annual performance in the Bowmanville Bowmanville Santa Claus Parade on Saturday, November 16th, in downtown Bowmanville. The band will appear in the place of honour just before Santa Claus himself. At the moment the entire music music department is preparing for the Christmas Concert, which will be held Thursday, December December 12th, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the B.H.S. auditorium. Everyone is welcome to attend. November 4th through November November 8 th, was Crime Prevention Prevention Week at B.H.S. In the two months since school has started there have been three bicycle thefts, a guitar theft, and many acts of vandalism to the school. The bikes stolen were: an 18 speed CCM Extreme Extreme bicycle with a 20" grey frame and black rims and tires, silver bull horns, and grip shifts on the handle bars; a green and black 12-speed mountain bike with an oversized oversized back wheel, white brake cable, green handlebars, and two reflectors; and a silver frame Rockshox quadra 10 bi cycle valued at $1500 stolen from the phys. ed. storage garage. garage. A SAMICK acoustic 6 string guitar went missing from the electronic music room. The guitar has a light brown nongloss nongloss finish, a black pick guard, black head stock, Grover Grover tuning heads, black string pegs, and a marodn suede strap. It was in a black case with grey interior. It is valued at $350. Anyone who has any information about these or any other crimes is encouraged to call the Durham Region Crime Stoppers hotline at 436-TLPS. A reward of up to $100 will be paid for any tip that leads to a conviction in these or any other other crimes committed at B.H.S. Tipsters never need to reveal their name or testify in court. HIGH LwJSCHOOL Mr. Stokes is a math teacher who also coaches the girls' hockey team. This is their first full season because, of Mr. Stokes' late arrival at B.H.S. last year. The girls practise once a week and are strictly a tournament team because of the shortage of teams in our board. This year, B.H.S. will be putting on a tournament for the girls. They are also looking into a tournament at York University University before Christmas. The girls' hockey season lasts up to the beginning of exams in March. The boys' baseball team, coached by Ms. Ross, was picked in September of this year. The team is currently fundraising in hopes of going to camp in March. The team is selling hockey buy-out tickets, for students to get out of class to watch the game. The game will be played between the hockey team and the staff hockey team. The baseball team will start indoor training in January. B.H.S. isn't all sports; the school has many other activities. activities. Mrs. Brown, a French teacher, is involved in the International International Exchange. It is a program for students currently in grade 9 or 10 who would like to study French in another country. The program is not necessarily geared to French speaking students. Students who show strong capabilities in other languages such as Spanish, Italian, or German may choose to go to a country of that language instead. Two students currently participating in the program will be going to Lyon in the spring of '97. TTiey will spend three months in France with a family. The students students are matched up with a member of that family, they will attend school, and participate participate in school activities. The student from the other country will come to Canada for three months as well and go to B.H.S. Mrs. Brown is now interviewing interviewing for students to host the fall of '97 and leave the spring of '98. A new committee called the anti-Racism Committee has been formed to promote awareness awareness of diversity in people. Die group was assembled last year as the Cultural Connection, dedicated to celebrating people's people's differences. This year, the Anti-Racism Committee's short term goals are geared to a safe school environment. 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